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The 'mortality gap' between Republican and Democratic counties is widening, study says. Here's why.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new study found deaths rates are improving faster in Democratic counties than Republican ones....
Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why Women Live Longer Than Men
Prevention via Yahoo News· 5 months ago[table-of-contents] stripped New research names potential reasons that U.S. women continue to live...
Tasha Butts' death shines light on her 'Tasha tough' basketball legacy and the need for equitable...
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 6 months agoThe women's basketball world was rocked this week with the news that Georgetown women's head coach...
FDA widens use of cancer drug Merck acquired for $1B
BioPharma Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoWelireg, which Merck got through its purchase of Peloton Therapeutics, can now be used to treat an advanced form of kidney cancer, adding to an earlier...
Black women should start breast cancer screening at younger age, study suggests
Yahoo News via AOL· 12 months agoBreast cancer is the second-most-common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer...
UF researcher's project among efforts to improve mental health among African Americans
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmong African Americans, it’s often said that when "white America gets a cold, Black America catches...
Why U.S. Women Now Live Almost 6 Years Longer Than Men
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCredit - Getty Images U.S. women are now projected to live about six years longer than U.S. men, as...
The US has the lowest life expectancy of its peer countries. One chart shows how other nations...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe average life expectancy in the US has declined again — on track for the sharpest drop since...
The troubling relationship between your job and your odds of drug overdose
Washington Post via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoDrug overdose deaths in America have doubled since 2015. They've more than quintupled since 2001. As...
Two years and counting into the pandemic, Chicago looks at how COVID-19 has affected the racial life...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFollow the numbers. We knew that residents in certain ZIP codes lived shorter lives than others in different ZIP codes within the same city. (An NYU School of Medicine 2019 analysis found a ...